Since the retirement of the German brother Prince Heinrich and the retirement of the German Emperor's youngest son, His Highness Joachim, who was the second heir to the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg, William August von August, was regarded as an outstanding representative of the German royal family in the naval field. During World War I, this brave and warlike commander served as the captain of the new light cruiser "Glaudenz", and became famous during the Second Battle of Flanders. He has since risen to the forefront. At the end of the war, he was promoted to the rank of brigadier general and transferred from a light ship to the main fleet. He soon became the captain of the new battlecruiser "Hindenburg". In 1926, he was promoted to lieutenant general and the commander of the second reconnaissance fleet of the German High Seas Fleet. Four years later, he served as the commander of the German Atlantic Squadron until the outbreak of World War II.

In the northeast of Floris Island, William August, who was determined and ambitious, met a strong enemy from Britain, Lieutenant General Dudley Pound, who was given the Ya "Crazy Old Badger". During the last war, the captain of the British naval battleship "Giant". He also had an intersection with William August on the battlefield. Although Britain lost the war, the national reputation fell from its peak to the bottom. Dudley Pound's performance was still remarkable. After a group of veterans such as Jelico, Wilms, Jackson, and Brock retired, the "post-70s" generals represented by Chatfield, Pound and Buckhouse have become the new generation of mainstays of the Royal Navy. Their outstanding talents and strategies have made the British and civilians have unlimited high hopes for this battle of revenge.

In the past twenty years after the war, the development of military aviation technology has been more rapid than traditional land warfare and naval weapons. Many people realize that the value of aircraft carriers and carrier-based aviation in naval strategies is increasing. However, the near-crazy "obsession" of the powerful countries with battleships and battlecruisers has made many people still regard heavy artillery warships as the decisive force for the victory of the naval battles. Therefore, the navy of each country has warship faction and aircraft carrier faction. The difference is which faction is relatively dominant. In Ireland, aircraft carrier faction is undoubtedly the orthodox mainstream, while in Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan, the aircraft carrier faction is very active, but overall, the warship faction has a more market.

In terms of strategic tendencies, William August and Dudley Pound are both warship factions. However, in this imminent naval battle, the former's advantage is that he has a medium-sized aircraft carrier to support, while the latter can expect two Admiral-class battlecruisers from another small team to arrive at the battlefield at a critical moment.

The German fleet sailed in front, and the experienced William August knew how to turn this situation into initiative on the battlefield. After making the decision to fight, he did not let the fleet turn directly to face the opponent, but led the fleet to turn south. When the British fleet adjusted its course accordingly, he ordered the fleet to turn continuously and set a big circle on the sea, in order to seize the t-head in front of the British fleet. This is the most classic and most effective fleet tactic in the era of giant ships and cannons. The side who can fully display the main artillery fire will gain twice the result with half the effort in the battle.

Through continuous reconnaissance of seaplanes, Dudley Pound maintained a clear understanding of the movements of the enemy fleet. How could he let his opponent easily seize the t-head? Before taking over the enemy, the British fleet turned four times, while tracking the enemy fleet, avoiding the sudden closer distance between the two sides, thus ensuring sufficient tactical circumference space.

The two fleets were like masters fighting, looking for the best opportunity in the movement and spy on their opponents' actions. The Germans always put themselves in a position where they can advance or retreat. The British followed behind without rushing. Except for the ship-borne water reconnaissance aircraft, neither side sent any troops to carry out fire reconnaissance.

In this subtle movement confrontation, the officers and soldiers of both sides ushered in a new day of sunrise, but no one had the heart to praise the beauty of nature. If the stalemate continues, it is a great adventure for both sides. The British are afraid of the German air force deployed on Floris Island and the German aircraft carrier that has not yet appeared. The Germans are worried that the enemy's support forces are coming, so as time delays, the mentality of the commanders of both sides is quietly changing. The distance between the two fleets is slowly getting closer, from the flesh

Without seeing each other from afar, the German fleet suddenly exerted force, and the ships turned as a whole at a high speed. By the time the British fleet adjusted accordingly, the Germans had already set off at a position of 20,000 meters: two Count Tirpitz-class battlecruisers entered the standard port-side state of contact with the enemy, and the two light cruisers lived in the waters on the left side of their battle patrols, so as to confuse the enemy's ranging in combat. The other three destroyers followed closely behind the light patrols, and could use high speed to attack or defend at any time.

In the previous confrontation, the British fleet responded with moves, fully demonstrating the maturity, calmness and excellent technical qualities of the fleet officers and soldiers. The sudden change in the last few minutes showed William August's cunning and keenness. Although the German fleet failed to successfully seize the t-head, it firmly grasped the initiative in the attack. Considering the traditional advantages of German warships in optical ranging and ammunition technology, such an initiative is likely to become the key to open the door to victory!

It was already dawn and the enemy ship was right in front of me. The Germans had no need to keep the radio silent.

In the shooting command rooms of the "Earl of Tirpitz" and "Prince Heinrich", technical officers in charge of radio communications were busy facing the radio station. This radio transceiver was not a backup communication method on the ship, but had a special technical purpose.

In the past fleet artillery battles, each ship usually aimed at their own targets, and the shooting effect depends on the performance of the shooting command departments of each ship. Foreseeing that the firefighting distance between fleet artillery battles will become farther and farther, the German Navy's artillery experts have established a new tactical theory. When the fleet is fighting at a long distance, if the strength of the two sides is not much different, it is not necessary to stick to the previous one-on-one single-challenge mode. Two to three warships can be arranged to attack one enemy warship, thus forming a local advantage, severely damaging or sinking one before dealing with the next, and ultimately disintegrating the combat effectiveness of the enemy fleet. Throughout history, the British Navy has long realized this kind of war.

The advantages of the technique are, and have made attempts in the Battle of Jutland and the Battle of the Faroe Islands in the north. Although both naval battles ended with the British fleet's defeat, the German officials who were good at learning and summarizing discovered the potential value of this tactic. After repeated research and delay, they figured out the mystery. The solution to the problem is to adopt the so-called "multi-in-one tactic" to transform the numerical advantages of warships and firepower into attack efficiency. Through a large number of live-fire exercises, the German Navy believes that their "multi-in-one tactics" can increase the shooting efficiency by more than 50%...

"Yes, sir, concentrate your firepower to attack the enemy's first ship!"

In the shooting command room of the "Earl of Tirpitz", the shooting commander received a clear instruction from the combat bridge. While he arranged for the officers to measure the range and calculate the shooting elements, he ordered the communications officer to use radio to contact the shooting command room of the "Prince Heinrich". Both sides reported their respective ranging and calculation results. At this time, there is no need to force unification, but to use the respective measured shooting parameters to stagger the first round of alternate shooting, input the observation data of the two sets of bounce point and the relative distances of the two battleships into a mechanical fire control calculator to obtain the first set of correction data, so as to carry out the second round of alternating shooting, and then quickly turn into full fire volleys after the bounce point approaches the target.

"All main guns, shooting direction angle 277 degrees, shooting elevation angle 028 degrees 30 minutes, left and right shooting round, armor-piercing bullet loading..."

The powerful command of the shooting commander was transmitted to the main turrets through the communication lines in the ship. The gunners adjusted the firing angle according to the standard operation and loaded ammunition. Eight 50-fold 16-inch main guns proudly raised their guns, and the thick and long gun barrels almost reached the maximum elevation angle. With the issuance of the "Fire" command, four of the main guns instantly roared. Immediately afterwards, the "Prince Heinrich", located 300 meters behind the "Earl of Tirpitz", also roared in unison with half of the main guns.

The loud roar of heavy artillery was still echoing on the sea surface. The German officers and soldiers turned their sights to the far end of the sea. The enemy ships were just a group of hazy black shadows in their naked eyes. When the shells fired from their side fell to the sea with amazing kinetic energy, they rushed into huge water columns in an instant.

Seeing such a scene, ordinary sailors were either excited or full of emotion. In the shooting command rooms of the two German battle patrols, the officers were almost busy becoming gyros. Every minute and every second on the battlefield are worth cherishing, and the main gun shooting is a task with extremely strict requirements and no neglect is allowed. Only those who are proficient in artillery are qualified to do it. Although the mechanical fire control calculator can greatly improve the calculation speed, it is still in a relatively primitive stage and still requires a lot of manual calculations as aid.

The British fleet's heading adjustment was a little later than the opponent. Although the officers and sailors on the ship went all out, the two Admiral-class battlecruisers were still a beat slower than the Germans. When the two German battle patrols flashed the second time, the flagship "Hood" rushed to fire the first round of shooting. Since they were equipped with three triple main guns, their rotation shooting fired three rounds each, which saved a lot of ammunition during the test-fire calibration phase, and in the volley phase, it could burst out dense and powerful firepower, which was more than the dual-mounted main one in terms of firepower output and bounce point concentration.
Chapter completed!